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never before has there been a filibuster of a defense secretary nominee. only two rejected since 1959. nobody tried to filibuster one in that time. are we creating bad precedent? >> why the senate has the right as a senator said who is supporting senator hagel to do a filibuster. i think it would set a bad precedent because as many people often very conservative have said in this particular case, the president has the right to have who he wants as cabinet secretary as long as there's nothing egregious in the background. i think in this particular case it would be wrong. look. there are often claiming they want a filibuster and even though there's republican and democratic votes to actually have him approved because they feel strongly that the president did not reveal something and that somethingdy tans from the benghazi hearing, delaying the inevitable. they're going to come to an agreement and bring it to a successful vote. >> and admiral, let's move on to north korea. official state media is insisting that the reason for the test was in response to quote
never before has there been a filibuster of a defense secretary nominee. only two rejected since 1959. nobody tried to filibuster one in that time. are we creating bad precedent? >> why the senate has the right as a senator said who is supporting senator hagel to do a filibuster. i think it would set a bad precedent because as many people often very conservative have said in this particular case, the president has the right to have who he wants as cabinet secretary as long as there's...
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i believe 700 billion for domestic programs. 500 billion for defense. both sides agreed to this deal and we were talking yesterday perhaps this is another example of i think how people are baffled by washington, d.c. you agreed to it and now with the days away, no one wants to do it but no one has a solution. how does the president address this properly in the speech tonight? >> well, there's not a great way to do it. the problem is that whatever cuts that would be proposed in place of the sequester also terribly unpopular with the american people so proposing an alternative to this is not going to erase the opposition to what's going on. i think the president sought to get out in front of this a little bit proposing the temporary solution to the sequester situation and expect him to push that and say let's give ourselves some more time and the history of the situations in past couple of years have shown that the american people are open to kind of these temporary measures for a short period of time. >> and transitioning to the republicans, you have the
i believe 700 billion for domestic programs. 500 billion for defense. both sides agreed to this deal and we were talking yesterday perhaps this is another example of i think how people are baffled by washington, d.c. you agreed to it and now with the days away, no one wants to do it but no one has a solution. how does the president address this properly in the speech tonight? >> well, there's not a great way to do it. the problem is that whatever cuts that would be proposed in place of...
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the man president obama wants to be his next secretary of defense. the senate armed services committee expected to vote on hagel's nomination and while it is likely he will be confirmed, some republicans are still putting up a fight. >>> meantime -- another big story. the story i should say brewing today in washington. state of the union tonight. and the president will be announcing to the nation that more than half of our troops are coming home from afghanistan. we have been there for 11 plus years. president is set to announce he's bringing home 34,000 united states troops, 34,000 troops, gone, from afghanistan, by this time next year, 2014. that will cut the force by a little more than half. you will have 32,000 united states troops still in afghanistan after that point. >>> okay, so state of the union, 9:00 tonight, and lots of pomp, lots of ceremony. if you watch closely enough, who knows, maybe something memorable. john berman is with me from washington. and, john, you know, while we once in a while, there is a little spontaneity at the state o
the man president obama wants to be his next secretary of defense. the senate armed services committee expected to vote on hagel's nomination and while it is likely he will be confirmed, some republicans are still putting up a fight. >>> meantime -- another big story. the story i should say brewing today in washington. state of the union tonight. and the president will be announcing to the nation that more than half of our troops are coming home from afghanistan. we have been there for...
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. >> the former secretary of defense. you know this from having negotiated with them. they have been very, very difficult to negotiate with because fwrae to something and as susan rice was saying, what they did today was in direct violation of their commitment to the regional six-party talks. >> yes. i think that's right. that's always the frustration. you don't want to deal with them. when you do deal with them, the deals are eventually broken, and i think for the chinese this is particularly frustrating because they're always the ones that are looked to to try to sanction the north koreans, and, yet, no matter how many warnings they give the north koreans, the more the north koreans go ahead and do these tests. >> this was very much in your face. according to chinese announcements today, if you look at the longitude and latitude, this was about 40 miles from their border in that panhandle area. this is right near their border. it is exactly in defiance of what beijing told them not to do. does china now do the ultimate and take really strong sanction measures against
. >> the former secretary of defense. you know this from having negotiated with them. they have been very, very difficult to negotiate with because fwrae to something and as susan rice was saying, what they did today was in direct violation of their commitment to the regional six-party talks. >> yes. i think that's right. that's always the frustration. you don't want to deal with them. when you do deal with them, the deals are eventually broken, and i think for the chinese this is...
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if we keep sitting back, you'll see less and less infrastructure and defense than the typical things you think government does and more money going back to people in the united states. host: we're not hearing from congressman paul ryan and other members of congress who hope to be leaders of the republican democratic party in the future. what are they doing? guest: a will be in the chamber and i think republicans will probably be on their best behavior. if you remember the joe wilson moment, i don't think we will see a repeat of fireworks. that did not work out to their political benefit. they will be watching and preparing their response. speaker john boehner will be evaluating his next move. they will have to figure it out host: this is from twitter -- guest: i don't think it will happen. host: there is an image in "the washington post" -- it talks about the competition to get a seat on the aisles are members can shake the president's hand as he enters the chamber. why are the visuals of this important to members? guest: there are stories every year about how members have waited six
if we keep sitting back, you'll see less and less infrastructure and defense than the typical things you think government does and more money going back to people in the united states. host: we're not hearing from congressman paul ryan and other members of congress who hope to be leaders of the republican democratic party in the future. what are they doing? guest: a will be in the chamber and i think republicans will probably be on their best behavior. if you remember the joe wilson moment, i...
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we're going to be without a secretary of defense if we don't do this. leon panetta retired. i think it will go through. thursday is my guess. >> bill: all right. we've got nuclear with a nuclear test. president obama speaking about a reduction of our nuclear arsenal. nuclear arsenal tonight. and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of the union edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv. this is the "bill press show." people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! ahh ! finally, there's cepacol sensations. serious sore throat medicine seriously great taste. plus the medicine lasts long after the lozenge is gone. ahh ! mmm ! cepacol sensations. [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a we
we're going to be without a secretary of defense if we don't do this. leon panetta retired. i think it will go through. thursday is my guess. >> bill: all right. we've got nuclear with a nuclear test. president obama speaking about a reduction of our nuclear arsenal. nuclear arsenal tonight. and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of...
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-- >> the republicans spent a generation unhorsing democrats because democrats were, quote, weak on defense. >> they weren't willing to pull the trigger. >> they weren't willing to pull the trigger. barack obama, to the dismay of the aclu, has been perfectly willing to pull the trigger, and he's done it pretty effectively in terms of decimating al qaeda, which was supposedly the original intent of what dick cheney was up to when we invaded iraq. >> the questions still linger about what role dick cheney played in outing valerie plame as the cia officer. patrick fitzgerald, the federal prosecutor, said there is a cloud over him. that's what he said back then. and here is why, according to "time" magazine, quote, though his recollection of other events in the same time frame was lucid and detailed, on at least 20 occasions scooter libby, cheney's chief of staff, could not recall details of his talks with cheney of plame's place of employment or questions the vice president raised privately about wilson's credibility. some bush officials wondered whether libby was covering up for cheney's invol
-- >> the republicans spent a generation unhorsing democrats because democrats were, quote, weak on defense. >> they weren't willing to pull the trigger. >> they weren't willing to pull the trigger. barack obama, to the dismay of the aclu, has been perfectly willing to pull the trigger, and he's done it pretty effectively in terms of decimating al qaeda, which was supposedly the original intent of what dick cheney was up to when we invaded iraq. >> the questions still...
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who he appoints to cabinet, i can't see how he will do worse than first, he has the republican on the defensive, i think that mccain has his finger to the wind, the tax issue, i think they will have to deal with the military budget, all these weapon systems, designed for the soviet union era are still in the pipeline. neil: republicans, are willing to address that? and expect something out of democrats but i do not see much budging out of nancy pelosi. >> she will follow and reid will follow obama's lead. neil: obama is not leading. >> not as much. but i think you will see major effort on the federal men mihm minimum wage, 30 million workers that make less than 1968 workers adjusted for inflation, that is going backwards into the future, even you neil would not think that is fairplay. neil: i like h you -- >> even you. you despicable capitalist neil, live it ralph, we'll have you back. ralph nader. >> good to see your cold is over with, neil. >> well, that and were more. all right, we're about to get smacked with more cyberattack, this is washington warning about it former cer czar on whether w
who he appoints to cabinet, i can't see how he will do worse than first, he has the republican on the defensive, i think that mccain has his finger to the wind, the tax issue, i think they will have to deal with the military budget, all these weapon systems, designed for the soviet union era are still in the pipeline. neil: republicans, are willing to address that? and expect something out of democrats but i do not see much budging out of nancy pelosi. >> she will follow and reid will...
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and chuck hagel as secretary of defense how does graham justify all that? this week's republican exercise on false equivalence. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues just like they did with john bolton joe biden said no confirmation without information. no confirmation back in information. >> john: that's right. back in 2005 then-senator joe biden tried to hold up john bolton's nomination to get information related to john bolton. graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is neither hagel nor brennan did. here to help sort this out is tonight's panel. eric boehlert senior fellow with media matters for america. and l. joy williams morning host for "this week in blackness." and dean obeidallah politico median and creator of the dean's report.com. i'm thrilled that you're here to join me. eric why is lindsey graham doing all this? is he just auditioning to a party to a base that di pieces him? >> it's clear that it's some sort of audition. he's doing it because he doesn't want to be primaried in south carolina republican. you know, it's not just graham. sus
and chuck hagel as secretary of defense how does graham justify all that? this week's republican exercise on false equivalence. >> i'm going to ask my colleagues just like they did with john bolton joe biden said no confirmation without information. no confirmation back in information. >> john: that's right. back in 2005 then-senator joe biden tried to hold up john bolton's nomination to get information related to john bolton. graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is...
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we might get an indication of whether or not he can pass that when the senate votes tomorrow on his defense secretary nominee, chuck headachele, the first nomination fight of the president's second term. while he's one of them, he sided with the democrats on the iraq war, leading to a major falling out with his one time friend, senator john mccain. >> for then senator hagel to see he'll let history be the judge he was there and involved. he knows he's wrong on the basis of what happens. >> you saw the hearing know his record, are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the rest of the answers to his questions, but certainly i have very grave concerns. >> it's not just john mccain, senator lindsey graham probably won't vote for him. she tried to link him to the attacks on oh the u.s. personnel in benghazi, now threatening to hold up the confirmation unless the administration answers more questions on that attack. >> no confirmation without information. this is complete system failure and i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> now that might have been the craziest turn
we might get an indication of whether or not he can pass that when the senate votes tomorrow on his defense secretary nominee, chuck headachele, the first nomination fight of the president's second term. while he's one of them, he sided with the democrats on the iraq war, leading to a major falling out with his one time friend, senator john mccain. >> for then senator hagel to see he'll let history be the judge he was there and involved. he knows he's wrong on the basis of what happens....
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we will discuss dick cheney's comments and the gop's push to go offense on defense next on "now." all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> for a long time now there's been too much secrecy in this city. that era is now over. starting today every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those that seek to withhold information, but those that seek to make it known. >> at the start of his first term president obama promise aide clean break from the bush administration's terror policies. today is he facing heat from critics who complain that his use of drone aircraft to target and sass nature enemies of the state bears a striking similarity to the policies of his predecessor. the "new york times" notes four years into the tenure the one-
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it's equally harsh on the non-defense side. but most importantly, it will be a real blow to the economy, and economists now are saying that if we let the sequester kick in as scheduled, it will cost us a million jobs. a million americans will lose their job because we let the sequester hit. other things: cuts to education, 70,000 young children kicked off of head start. 10,000 teacher jobs at risk. funding for up to 7,200 special education teachers and aides and staff could be tut. food safety, 2,100 fewer food inspectors. several thousand of our researchers who are doing cutting-edge research in all sorts of areas, from electronics to finding cures for diseases could lose their job. up to 370,000 seriously mentally ill adults could go untreat wellhead we're talking about the need for more treatment in the wake of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. in law enforcement, we could see a reduction in capacity equivalent to more than 1,000 federal agents. nutrition assistance, 600,000 women and children will be dropped off of nutri
it's equally harsh on the non-defense side. but most importantly, it will be a real blow to the economy, and economists now are saying that if we let the sequester kick in as scheduled, it will cost us a million jobs. a million americans will lose their job because we let the sequester hit. other things: cuts to education, 70,000 young children kicked off of head start. 10,000 teacher jobs at risk. funding for up to 7,200 special education teachers and aides and staff could be tut. food safety,...
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this is going to gut our defenses. if you are responsible president, you don't have to save $45 billion this year. that's 4% of the deficit. we're going to endanger our national defenses and shortchange our servicemen and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from this year's deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> stephanie: wow. deficits don't matter again. >> that's a good point. deficits are this -- you know, this sort of murderous ominous thing that is hanging over the generations and obama doesn't care about the future generations. there are actual cuts. but look, crystal he uses this card all the time. he wrote a column last week saying if democrats don't vote against chuck hagel they're endangering our troops. we want to have some -- cutting that republicans claim we have to do, they're endangering our troops. >> stephanie: all right. hang on, eric remains in the side sidecar. we continue more right-wing world. it is "the stephanie miller show." >> announcer: there's a tea party in her pants and you're inv
this is going to gut our defenses. if you are responsible president, you don't have to save $45 billion this year. that's 4% of the deficit. we're going to endanger our national defenses and shortchange our servicemen and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from this year's deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> stephanie: wow. deficits don't matter again. >> that's a good point. deficits are this -- you know, this sort of murderous ominous thing that is hanging over the...
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defense talks are a bit more concerned. however, we have seen beth mckean come out and say this is what is going to happen. it's not what i want. >> do republicans believe they can allow the sequester to happen and not get blamed for it? meaning these drastic slashes to the penitentiarygon, which we are already seeing the impact of, they are not sending ships to the mediterranean or can't refuel a battleship and telling people you are going to lose your jobs. and republicans, they want to be held responsible for this? >> it's interesting. this past week, we saw them really trying to pin the sequester on the president, as has been reported the why for the sequester originated at the whitehouse how much both republicans and democrats signed on to it. >> yeah. >> so we have seen to your point exactly, i think republicans realize that they could get blamed for this just given everything that they have been through and -- >> they came from jack lew as reported. congress voted for it and if congress allows it to happen, depressed
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we have taken a half trillion dollars out of defense already. the commander in chief ought to be at the table with us negotiating about how to redo these consuuts. we can do that. he's not been there, has not laid out a proposal which is amazing to me. last year in may and again in december, we passed ways to deal with this without cutting defense. the senate never took them up. the president never responded to our request to negotiate, so here we are. at the end of the day, you have to start getting this budget into balance. and i think republicans, it's a blunt instrument, but it's the only one in hand. and if this is what we have to do, we'll do it. and then we'll try and rejigger the cuts, if you will, without lowering the amount being cut in the continuing resolution toward the end of march. >> you know, proving that i cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. >> right. >> it just hit me. >> what? >> chuck todd's here! >> yes. i tried to tell you. >> i'm sorry, chuck. i was so swept up by mr. specificity. >> i'm a tom cole fan. >> i am, to
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are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the answers to his questions but i have grave concerns. >> grave concerns? >> yes. >> would it be fair to say you're leaning against voting for him? >> i think that would be fair. >> both criticisms follow a blistering attack on saturday by former vice president dick cheney. the performance now of barack obama as he staffs up the national security team for a second term is dismal. frankly, what he has appointed are second rate people. >>> there's a new u.s. commander in afghanistan in what could be the final reshuffling of american leadership before coalition troops are withdrawn on schedule by the end of next year. general joseph dumford took over on saturday. a four star marine officer replaces general john allen. he's been nominated to lead nato forces in europe. general dunford will play a leading role in how many american troops will stay in that country post 2014. meanwhile, former defense secretary bob gates is weighing in on the white house's controversial drone
are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the answers to his questions but i have grave concerns. >> grave concerns? >> yes. >> would it be fair to say you're leaning against voting for him? >> i think that would be fair. >> both criticisms follow a blistering attack on saturday by former vice president dick cheney. the performance now of barack obama as he staffs up the national security team for a second term is dismal. frankly, what...
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are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the rest of the answers to his questions but i have very grave concerns. >> chris: grave concerns. fair to say you are leaning against voting for him? >> i think that would be fair. >> chris: how do you feel about other republican senators who are suggesting some procedural move to block the nomination? >> i think we need all of the information from senator hagel but the fact is we have never filibustered a cabinet appointee and that is why i do not believe we should filibuster his nomination. >> chris: or a hold or one of those other -- >> i think we need some more information on questions that he hasn't answered but and i hope those questions get answered. we never filibustered a presidential cabinet appointee and i don't think we should start here. elections have consequences unfortunately. >> chris: you know. >> there you go. >> chris: finally, immigration. you are part of a bipartisan group of senators, 8, four republicans and four democrats who have come up not wit
are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the rest of the answers to his questions but i have very grave concerns. >> chris: grave concerns. fair to say you are leaning against voting for him? >> i think that would be fair. >> chris: how do you feel about other republican senators who are suggesting some procedural move to block the nomination? >> i think we need all of the information from senator hagel but the fact is we have never...
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we could develop national missile defense. it doesn't seem to be slowing anyone down but they still pull the money into it every year because we can do it instead of having the missile defense and get serious about cutting back strategic offensive arms. they haven't been address to. there's a lot of if we have the control that clinton abolished because jesse helms made them nervous and they can address those things. the arms control lobby in the country was quite effective we don't see much of their activity anymore. >> they've been very successful after world war ii the difficulty in iraq and afghanistan. >> the party in afghanistan is the trying to do with the soviets try to do where they take a page out of the playbook which is you come in and try to bill the government. when did they ever have a centralized government? it is run in a decentralized way and what i see happening already in the fact that we've taken off 33,000 on the search forces are no longer there, now they are going back even more aggressively towards the
we could develop national missile defense. it doesn't seem to be slowing anyone down but they still pull the money into it every year because we can do it instead of having the missile defense and get serious about cutting back strategic offensive arms. they haven't been address to. there's a lot of if we have the control that clinton abolished because jesse helms made them nervous and they can address those things. the arms control lobby in the country was quite effective we don't see much of...
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it is important that we make sure we have a strong national defense. we need to reduce our spending in a smart way. we should be willing to ask those of us who are luckiest in society to close a few loopholes in deductions that the average american doesn't get. is that the choice that we got, i promise you we can win that debate because we're on the right side of this argument. i expect that you guys will be with me on that. [cheers and applause] last point i will make. obviously, economic growth is a priority but making sure that we're opening up opportunity for everybody is also important. that's why immigration reform is so critical. [cheers and applause] i said this is going to be a top priority and an early priority of my administration. i'm heartened to she republicans and democrats starting to be in a serious conversation about getting this done. now is the time. i recognize that the politics aren't always easy, there are regional variations. i understand in some places this may end up being a tough issue. but what i also know is that part of yo
it is important that we make sure we have a strong national defense. we need to reduce our spending in a smart way. we should be willing to ask those of us who are luckiest in society to close a few loopholes in deductions that the average american doesn't get. is that the choice that we got, i promise you we can win that debate because we're on the right side of this argument. i expect that you guys will be with me on that. [cheers and applause] last point i will make. obviously, economic...
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you say there are the many cuts on defense now and you want to protect defense from additional cuts and in fact defense is going to suffer like 8% of the cuts, versus 4% -- >> 13%, because it kicks in, in march rather than last fall. >> but, jafrl, -- 7.9, and, nondefense and domestic spending and, the republicans have to take a responsible posture, okay, even -- you think back to mitt romney, who said, we can do way with the loopholes and, nancy pelosi talking about benefits and subsidy for this oil and gas, and unnecessary farm subsidy. there is an overwhelming con sense on capitol hill a lot of it can be done away with and why not work with the president to avoid sequestration you say would be draconian. >> just cancel the defense cuts. you can't -- what is so funny? >> you guys -- make the democrats -- >> no, it is not a matter of politics. it will gut our defense, if you are a responsible president. you don't have to save $45 billion, this year, that is 4% of the deficit. we'll endanger our national defenses and short change our servicemen and women, overseas, for the sake of cutti
you say there are the many cuts on defense now and you want to protect defense from additional cuts and in fact defense is going to suffer like 8% of the cuts, versus 4% -- >> 13%, because it kicks in, in march rather than last fall. >> but, jafrl, -- 7.9, and, nondefense and domestic spending and, the republicans have to take a responsible posture, okay, even -- you think back to mitt romney, who said, we can do way with the loopholes and, nancy pelosi talking about benefits and...
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is this the perfect defense policy for republicans? it's strong on terror but relatively low cost in this time of massive deficits? >> i think it's another tool in the tool box for our military. i think it's interesting what you talk about. president obama does sell this to the democrats is this allows us not to have boots on the ground. from a republican point of view, it's an issue we can use, be safe, keep up with what's going on, and not as expensive as other programs. >> the only thing that i'm cautious about is i almost look at it as working a video game, and there's something redifferent in being able to remotely kill someone than have to actually put a person in front of you. that's something we have to be cautious of. >> marjorie clifton, chip saltzman, thank you. >>> still ahead, the hunt for a rogue ex-cop is intensifies. did you know not all fiber is the same? citrucel is different- it's the only fiber for regularity that won't cause excess gas. it's gentle and clinically proven to help restore and maintain regularity. look
is this the perfect defense policy for republicans? it's strong on terror but relatively low cost in this time of massive deficits? >> i think it's another tool in the tool box for our military. i think it's interesting what you talk about. president obama does sell this to the democrats is this allows us not to have boots on the ground. from a republican point of view, it's an issue we can use, be safe, keep up with what's going on, and not as expensive as other programs. >> the...
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we need the men and women of the department of defense need a secretary of defense. chuck hagel is qualified to be that secretary of defense. >> the senate armed services committee did postpone a vote on hagel until this week at the earliest. >> steve centanni in the newsroom for us. steve, thanks. >> you bet. >>> a massive cleanup underway in the northeast after that monster snowstorm that dumbed up to three feet of know in some area. one of the cities hardest hit was boston. that is where molly line is. they are racing against the clock to dig out as much as they can before tomorrow's commute. does it look like they will be able to do it? >> absolutely. that is their goal. they really believe that they are are going to be able to get the mbta, the t as they call it near boston the transit system up and running for tomorrow's commute. they are warning people it might be slow going as you head into work in the morning. and school is canceled for tomorrow. the mayor saying they will give it one more day for cleanup and patrol to get out there. no school tomorrow here
we need the men and women of the department of defense need a secretary of defense. chuck hagel is qualified to be that secretary of defense. >> the senate armed services committee did postpone a vote on hagel until this week at the earliest. >> steve centanni in the newsroom for us. steve, thanks. >> you bet. >>> a massive cleanup underway in the northeast after that monster snowstorm that dumbed up to three feet of know in some area. one of the cities hardest hit...
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we need the men and women-- the men and women of the department of defense need a secretary of defense. he has been supported by madeleine albright brent scowcroft, by a host of alexanders knowledgeable of national security patriots who served both republicans and democrats. the same way with mr. brennan. and the central intelligence agency. i think the issues of benghazi are important. the report that ambassador pickering did was quite thorough, indicated the situation, the confusion. and i think something else that has to be recognized is that... there was attacks on our embassies in cairo. in fact mobes were storming the gates purpose there were threats throughout the region. the idea that the president was not engaged is, i think completely wrong. he directed the secretary of defense, as secretary panetta testified, to begin moving assets into the region to provide any response. ambassador pickering, admiral mullen concluded a response would be difficult if not impossible because of time and space. >> schieffer: a lot of people don't know want rules of the senate. senator graham sa
we need the men and women-- the men and women of the department of defense need a secretary of defense. he has been supported by madeleine albright brent scowcroft, by a host of alexanders knowledgeable of national security patriots who served both republicans and democrats. the same way with mr. brennan. and the central intelligence agency. i think the issues of benghazi are important. the report that ambassador pickering did was quite thorough, indicated the situation, the confusion. and i...
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. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions of defense cuts are allowed to stand they will have to for the defense strategy out the window, badly damamaging our ability to respond toto crises around the world. it would be a $10 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise in taxes. what is your best guess, evan will happen? >> yeah, i think it willappen. >> i if that happens mk, the consequences? >> carl levin thinks the odds are probably even. the iceberg is there, we can see it, and we continue to sell the ship in the direction of it. i think repubublicans particularly speaker boehner, don't want a. >> colby, how did it come to this? >> they kicked it down the r road. they put it off, thought it would never happen. they put it up so that it frightened everybody but they cannot get themselves together. tax cuts, entitlement reform -- they can not get it done. we are not going to have sequestration. we are going to have castration of the military, castration of domestic programs and a they see it coming. an
. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions of defense cuts are allowed to stand they will have to for the defense strategy out the window, badly damamaging our ability to respond toto crises around the world. it would be a $10 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise in taxes. what is your best guess, evan will happen? >> yeah, i think it willappen. >> i if that happens mk, the consequences?...
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. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions in defense cuts are allowed to stand, he will have to throw the nation's defense strategy out the window, damaging our ability to respond to crises. if congress does not act to stop this, it will be a $1.20 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise and a texas. what is your best guess, evan? >> i think it is going to happen. i don't think congress is capable of getting it together. to. >> if that happens, mark, the consequences? >> carl levin thinks the odds are probably even. but the iceberg is there, we can see it, and we continue to sail in the direction of it. i think republicans, particularly speaker boehner, don't want eight. >> colby, how did it come to this? >> they kicked it down the road on this problem, they put it off, thought it would never happen. they put it up to frighten everybody, but they cannot get themselves together on the question of tax cuts, cutting spending, entitlement reform. they cannot get it done. we are not going to have sequestr
. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions in defense cuts are allowed to stand, he will have to throw the nation's defense strategy out the window, damaging our ability to respond to crises. if congress does not act to stop this, it will be a $1.20 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise and a texas. what is your best guess, evan? >> i think it is going to happen. i don't think congress is capable...
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he did overrule secretary of defense, secretary of state and other top officials who wanted to do this but it shows the inate caution of this president after libya. rick: byron york, rick grenell, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. alisyn: all right. coming up a nation divided? what new polls say about the mood of americans as president obama is set to give his state of the union address. rick: also, concerns about drones, not just overseas but actually here in america too. raising privacy issues. we'll introduce you to a lawmaker from texas who wants the nation's toughest laws on drones on the books in his state. he will join us live. many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpast
he did overrule secretary of defense, secretary of state and other top officials who wanted to do this but it shows the inate caution of this president after libya. rick: byron york, rick grenell, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. alisyn: all right. coming up a nation divided? what new polls say about the mood of americans as president obama is set to give his state of the union address. rick: also, concerns about drones, not just overseas but actually here in america too. raising...